Was listening to the radio. What exactly happened to cause the downfall of Hip Hop?

[Ghost Utmost]

Your dopest verse from the Chronic.

Or even simpler

The illest bar from the Chronic.

When I'm talking dope rhymes from that time period I mean Nas, G Rap, Mobb Deep, Wu, Onyx and shyt like that. Even Geto Boys, Cube, King Tee on the gangsta side.

 

[semicko82]

Your dopest verse from the Chronic.

Or even simpler

The illest bar from the Chronic.

When I'm talking dope rhymes from that time period I mean Nas, G Rap, Mobb Deep, Wu, Onyx and shyt like that. Even Geto Boys, Cube, King Tee on the gangsta side.

The spitting on Stranded on Death Row is up there with all of that
RBX went off on The Day the N Took Over.
I could go on and on , but those two examples alone

 

[Ghost Utmost]

The spitting on Stranded on Death Row is up there with all of that
RBX went off on The Day the N Took Over.
I could go on and on , but those two examples alone

These are examples I won't argue against.

 

[Mac Ten]

Hip hop used to be the voice of the "ghetto" and just fly regular folks just wanted to have fun. Now if you ain't a stripping hoe or dope boy you not invited.

Rappers use to hide that part in fear of losing fans now they glorify it. Cacs do their part in promoting it and now nothing else is considered cool.

Yeah, the get the bag syndrome has almost killed the culture.

What's crazy is that most rap labels were funded off street money...

Jay-Z and Diddy ushered that get the bag syndrome in Hip Hop.

 

[Wild self]

Hip hop died when that crunk music sound went mainstream & the traditional base of hip hop started trying to do the same sound.

Nas, 50cent, The Game, Dipset & D Block tried to keep the needed balance but the whole thing just went downhill when their sales & commercial success dipped.

Then you have Lil Wayne who fathered the drug-addled rap that sired these modern mumbling rappers.

So, you can't just blame record labels - you have to blame crunk music & Lil Wayne as well. They all played different roles in destroying hip hop.

Nas is a prophet - he said 'hip hop is dead' & shyt ain't been the same since then.

Future pretty much put the nail in the coffin.

 

[Mac Ten]

Future pretty much put the nail in the coffin.

He did...


Future faked the funk and managed to make songs that a chick can play while her man beats her box up.

 

[Wild self]

He did...


Future faked the funk and managed to make songs that a chick can play while her man beats her box up.

Future single handily deaded the J. Cole/ Kendrick lyrical comeback era, and made everyone mumble and trick on every track. Basically killed variety and diversity in songs.

 

[Mac Ten]

Future single handily deaded the J. Cole/ Kendrick lyrical comeback era, and made everyone mumble and trick on every track. Basically killed variety and diversity in songs

Yes he did...


That's the main reason why Kendrick made DAMN.


What's more crazy is that Future was/is a part of the Dungeon Family tree.

 

[Mac Ten]

People have been jamming to horrendously wack shyt for nigh on 20 years now.

I can hardly listen to the Chronic cause the rhymes are wack. But at least the production is sharp.

This contemporary Rap is garbage lyrics on top of garbage tracks.

My question is how did people play this trash and bump it for so fukcing long? Y'all looking for someone to blame but how do record execs and OGs control what people play willingly.

Tekashi has MILLIONS of views. I bet the same people never play his shyt in 2023. Yet they sent this funny looking mf all the way to the moon on a rocket a few years ago.

WHY??!

Really???

The rhymes werent even bad.

I can understand you not listening to The Chronic due to the gay threats that Snoop and Dre was making:

"Luke's bending over so Luke's getting fukked, Busta"

"Gap Teeth in your mouth so big that my dikk's got to fit".


West Coast nikkas were on that homoerotic shyt.

 

[JayStarwind]

Future single handily deaded the J. Cole/ Kendrick lyrical comeback era, and made everyone mumble and trick on every track. Basically killed variety and diversity in songs.

It was a combination of artists/movements that nipped that era in the bud:

Migos and Future - Trap
Chief Keef - Drill